ROCKFORD — Authorities say a longtime friend suspected in the killing of 37-year-old insurance salesman Todd Hansmeier is believed to have killed a second person in as many days.

Terence Doddy, 36, is wanted on a first-degree murder warrant and is suspected of killing Hansmeier and then setting fire to the QVSM call center office on North Alpine in an effort to destroy evidence in the crime.

Doddy is also a suspect in the slaying of Tonya D. Bargman, 44, of Monticello, who was attacked and killed Tuesday as she exited a rest stop washroom along Interstate 39 near Paw Paw. Authorities believe Doddy stole her car and may have returned to the Rockford area in her gray 2013 Nissan Altima with Illinois plate BARGMN2.

Police said it is doubtful that Bargman knew her killer.

Hansmeier’s death is as painful as it is inexplicable for a wide circle of friends. For them, wild swings from the depths of grief to intense outrage to emotional numbness have marked the days since his killing.

Hansmeier was the guy who made everyone laugh. He captained a recreational volleyball team, was an active leader of IGNITE Rockford and loved soccer, playing on teams at the Indoor Sports Center, said Marshall Maddox, a grieving friend. A group of 70 friends tailgated for hours before a Milwaukee Brewers game over the weekend.

“You weren’t allowed to be in a bad mood if Todd was there,” Maddox said. “He wouldn’t let you. If you were in a bad mood, he would find a way to make sure you weren’t in a bad mood by the time you left no matter what was ailing you. He would find a way to make you smile.”

Hansmeier died of traumatic head and neck injuries. He was struck with a heavy object and stabbed with a knife or other weapon inside the QVSM office, 320 N. Alpine Road, where Doddy worked. The crime scene was set on fire about 5:30 a.m. Monday, partially burning Hansmeier’s body.

Hansmeier’s 2011 Chevrolet Cruz was stolen from the QVSM parking lot. It was recovered late Tuesday at the Willow Creek Rest Area at mile marker 85, Rockford Police Department Deputy Chief David Hopkins said.

Bargman’s body was found at the rest stop by an attendant. A review of security camera footage shows the woman was attacked as she exited a rest room, Illinois State Police investigators said.

Video was also captured of a man suspected to be Doddy leaving the rest stop in the Bargman’s Nissan. He may have returned to Rockford still driving the vehicle. Police warn that Doddy is considered dangerous and should not be approached. If spotted, residents are asked to call police.

Page 2 of 2 - Doddy was estranged from his wife and child in the weeks before Hansmeier’s killing.

Court records indicate that Doddy is also wanted on charges of aggravated domestic battery after a June 18 incident in which he is accused of kneeling on his wife’s chest, preventing her from being able to breathe. Orders of protection have been filed against Doddy that prohibit him from contact with his wife and child.

Maddox said Doddy occasionally showed up at various social functions. Hansmeier and he golfed once with Doddy.

“I didn’t know a whole lot about him, although I didn’t care for him,” Maddox said. “(Hansmeier) never talked about him.”

Hansmeier served as the treasurer of IGNITE Rockford, a group that works to attract young professionals to the Rockford region. Jolene Smith, president of the organization, said Hansmeier was an important part of the organization, a tireless worker and a great friend.

Smith said that Hansmeier once changed his already made plans to help her with a move.

“He was just a really good person,” Smith said.

His death leaves a hole in the lives of many, said Stephanie Navarra, who works in the Winnebago County Circuit Clerk’s office.

“We have a very tight knit group of friends,” Navarra said in an email. “He was adored by all, man or woman. He truly was an amazing person. He could lighten the mood with his smile. And had such a great sense of humor. It will never be like it used to.”

Anyone who sees Doddy or has information about his whereabouts is asked to call Rockford police at 815-987-5824 or Crime Stoppers at 815-963-7867.